Atrium Medical, the manufacturer of C-Qur mesh, may have begun a what a court filing terms a “stealth” recall of certain kinds of the product due to allegations that products used in its manufacture increased the risk of hernia mesh complications. A stealth recall means that the company has simply... Read more »

Embattled healthcare products company Endo International has announced that it has shuttered its Astoria Women’s Health division. This move has come on the heels of the company’s failure to identify a buyer for that division. Astoria Women’s Health division was based on Eden Prairie, Minnesota before it permanently closed its... Read more »

A New Jersey woman has received a $13.5 million vaginal mesh award from Ethicon, after a Philadelphia Court of Common pleas jury ruled in her favor in mid-February. Sharon Carlino filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming she was severely injured by the product manufactured by the Johnson & Johnson... Read more »

The multi-sector health care company, Johnson & Johnson (J&J), has agreed to pay upwards of $120 million to resolve thousands of lawsuits filed by women who sustained injuries after utilizing their transvaginal mesh devices. This first settlement from the company’s Ethicon Inc. unit—which will compensate 2,000 to 3,000 women—is the initial move... Read more »

A condition known as pelvic organ prolapse, or POP, can cause significant pain and discomfort for women, causing many to seek medical intervention and treatment. In general, POP is caused by weakened pelvic floor muscles, which in turn causes surrounding organs to essentially “fall” into the vaginal canal. For women experiencing... Read more »

On December 21, a woman scored a major victory over Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon subsidiary, when a jury found the manufacturer liable for gross negligence and reckless disregard for the safety of consumers for its Prolift vaginal mesh product. $12.5 million mesh verdict A Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas jury awarded... Read more »

On October 7, 2015, a lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana alleging severe injuries caused by pelvic mesh products known as InteXen and the BioArc Trans Obsturator Subfacial Hammock, both of which are implanted to help curtail the effects of stress urinary incontinence... Read more »

A plaintiff who was awarded a substantial jury award in her transvaginal mesh lawsuit recently had verdict reduced. Judge Mary Johnston of New Castle County in Delaware ruled that the original $100 million jury award was “grossly disproportionate to the injuries suffered and shock the court’s conscience and sense of justice.” However,... Read more »

A Texas jury has rejected a plaintiff’s claims that Ethicon should be held responsible for injuries related to the company’s Gynecare Prosima Pelvic Floor Repair System, implanted to treat pelvic organ prolapse. According to her complaint, the plaintiff was implanted with the Gynecare Promisa system on April of 2012 and... Read more »

Thousands of women have reported bladder sling injuries to the FDA and to date more than 70,000 patients who have received the implants have filed transvaginal mesh lawsuits against a handful of manufacturers. Recently, Canadian researchers sought to establish the percentage of women who might expect to undergo revision surgery... Read more »